Walked in His Sleep Causes Injuries in Brooklyn Boy
Frederick Doyle twelve year old of 316 McDougal street and a member of a St. Clement's church boys brigade in Brooklyn dreamed he was marching to war with a musket. He climbed out a window and was found unconscious with a fractured skull sprained ankle and contusions. Dr Herert of Bushwick hospital said he will recover.
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New York
Frederick Doyle
McDougal Street
St. Clement’s Church
Pennsylvania
Liberty Avenues
Brooklyn
George Simms
Oung Doyle
Dr. Herert
Bushwick Hospital
Unclaimed Gas Rebate Balance Placed At 24072
United States Commissioner Shields reports that the Northern Union Gas Company holds an unclaimed consumer balance of 24072.86 dollars. A separate refunds bureau was opened in February to pay claimants, and with all known claimants paid further operation seems an unnecessary expense.
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New York
United States
Shields
Northern Union Gas Company
Vacation Schools Opened in New York
The New York City Department of Education opened 139 vacation schools and playgrounds under John H. Walsh and Evangeline E. Whitney. The six week program runs nine to noon, with playgrounds from one to five thirty pm. Evening roof playgrounds and recreation centers begin last night for eight weeks in congested districts. Thirty morning schools open as day nurseries for mothers and children with full day bath facilities.
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New York
Department of Education
John H. Walsh
Evangeline E. Whitney
Young man offers to give himself away for three months
Maurice F Sullivan a 20 year old from New York posts a plea in a local paper saying he will give himself away for three months to any family that will care for him through poverty He explains his education and refined manner and notes his father a railroad contractor once lived in Mount Vernon New York He says his aim is to tide over a hard place while seeking work
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St. Louis
Maurice F. Sullivan
Sullivan
Mount Vernon
N. Y
Sacred Heart Academy
Westchester
Amherst
Governor Hadley Blasts Corporations as Immune Lawbreakers
Missouri Governor Herbert Hadley, speaking at a Topeka Chautauqua, declares that three quarters of U S corporations are illegal or criminal and immune from arrest. He attacks the ruling class for trampling law with impunity while a poor Ohio man serves a long sentence for a minor theft.
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Herbert Hadley
Missouri
Topeka
Kansas
Ohio
Honez
July Thoughts From Grocerydom and Seaside Days
A compact fragment from the New York Merchants' Review notes sultry grocery days with sales of picnic dainties bass notes of root beer, berries ripening and syrups sizzling. It contrasts lazy store hours with seaside breezes at Rockaway and the Sound while shoppers wait in heat.
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Coney
Rockaway
N. Y
Market report notes cotton weather and prices rise
Market observers track cotton as Texas weather and regional conditions shape the outlook. Texas cotton is fair but short on moisture, while Louisiana sees improved boll weevil control. July cotton sits around 12.75 to 13 with bullish prospects, and wheat prices climb as Patten sparks expectations of a new bull campaign pushing July at 1.34 per bushel.
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Texas
Louisiana
Jim Patten
Prince von Bulow Retires Amid Chancellorship Uncertainty
Berlin reports Emperor William will decide successor within a day. Dr. von Bethmann Hollweg appears the likely new imperial chancellor as von Bulow heads to official farewell and plans to return to Berlin for the pivotal cabinet conference.
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Berlin
William
Prince von Bulow
von Bethmann-Hollweg
Hill
Geneva
Missouri Freak Hen Produces Giant Multicompartment Egg
A Missouri correspondent reports hens laying unusual eggs. H Reidel found a fully developed egg inside another egg, a rare twin shell event. Ed Coll near Big Springs found a hen egg 7.5 inches in circumference and 5 inches long, larger than a goose egg, containing two soft shell eggs and a third normal egg inside the outer shell.
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Missouri
H. Reidel
Ed Coll
Big Springs
Reidel
Where Interest Is Keener Kicker Snicker
A brief humorous note contrasts remaining ignorant of friends with keeping track of enemies. The quip suggests social awareness hinges on rivalries and vigilance among peers. This item captures a newspaper aside reflecting social dynamics.
Painful frankness braces opinions and style
A portrait of a political figure defined by blunt speech and directness. The subject speaks plainly, accepting rough edges as part of honesty and candor in public discourse.
Boy Aeronaut Makes Notable Early Morning Flight Over Manhattan
New York story recounts Jo Goodale, the boy aeronaut, taking an ascent from Palisades Park and landing after a circuit over Manhattan. He praises doing what he can, contrasting with veteran pilots. The flight is hailed as a landmark since Roy Knabenshue’s 1905 island flight.
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New York
Jo Goodale
Sky Pilots
Manhattan
Palisades Park
Goodale
New York City
Roy Knabenshue
Chinese Railroad Loan Talks in Paris Resume This Week
Pekin July 14 report says bankers will resume conference on the American syndicate's participation in the Chinese railroad loan in Paris this week. J. K. Owl.
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Pekin
Paris
J. K. Owl
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Iron Works
San Antonio, Texas
American Shoe & Hat Co
Commerce Street
Genasco
Trinidad Lake
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Willow Street
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